Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-10
"CABRIOLET'S" COLUMN.
An Incident of Railway Travel--Why
the Crying Child was Not
Taken to Its Mother
Who Slept In Her Corin in the Baggage
Cara Moral Circus That Carried
Its Own Pnr.on and Had Serv
ices in the Ring.

worthy of being told again. The incident
was brought up by the sight of gr,"p
composed OF three people, a careworn look
ing man with broad black band about his
hat, who was weariy endesvoring to quiet
two noisy young children.
Evidently q widower and his two
motherless BARNS. observed the traveller
Doubtless"
Poor things. DO you know that a
sight like that makes one inexpre>siblys sad?
1t reminds me vividly Of an occurrence that
fell under my notice on the old Georgia
was one Of the most affecting scenes have
ever witnessed in all my career as traveller.
and that is sweeping assertion
1t occurred but a short time ago The
train that left Atlanta at night-bright busy
Atlsnta-was loaded with people. A. it al
ways is. Tho berths were nearly all en-
gagei. and had to content myself with an
upper ono. At Atlanta an irrascible old
fellow with all ugly disposition, . face that
constant irritabiiity kept continually flushed.
nervous. jerky manner of speaking. and.
above all. g0uty and bandaged foot. got
on the train. His tender pedal was bv no
means source Of amusement to him. and
the moment he entered the sleeper har
mOny flew out of the window. He grOwled
at his foot. he snsrled at the passengers,
he complained of the road. he swOre at
having to occupy that id upper berth.
In all, he worked himself into a stew
that from its violence. approached insan-
ity. Finally, by the assistance of the
porter, the old fellow climbed into his up
per berth, sarcastically remarked that he
was afraid he would lose the diminutive
pillow in his eye. and then with sundry
snOrts and grunts. deposited himself under
the sheets and blankets and apparently
went to sleep. The car became quiet. and
soon the only sound to be heard was the
rattle OF the train a. il sped along toward
Chattanooga. Suddenly the stiffness was
broken and all visions of sleep dispelled by
the cry OF an infant-SO shriil. 50 loud and
50 piercing that in q moment q score of
heads were stuck out from behind the cur
tains of as many berths and twenty
people anXiously demanded, What's
the natter A pale-faced man. holding q
very small child in his arms. and apparently
abashed by thesudden scrutiny Of which the
little ones cry had made him the center.
sat on q seat at the extreme end o. the
sleeper. He explained bumbiy and apollo
geticAlly that he was unused to the manage
ment Of children. and that little Renie-
that was the child's name-had cried because
she had lost her dolly. The twenty heads
were Immediately drawn back behind the
curtain. The wrathy old chap on the
upper berth, was not so easily pac-
itied. | occupied the apartment op-
pOsite him, and could hear him roll
ing about cursing. swearing and rails
ing Ned. because he had been disturbed.
The child began to cry again and the old
man got into perfect fury. The pale-faced
man went to the cooler, bathed his head
and eyes. and then wearily picking up the
child, began to walk up and down the car
with the baby in his arms. He attempted
by every device to quiet the little one, but
without success, for the screams of the
child continued. Once. as the carewurn
man passed the berth OF the infuriated old
gentleman. the latter stuck his head out
from behind the curtain and shouted:
why in HI don't you take that child to
its mother?"
The man paused in his weary walk up
and down the car and steadied himself As
he looked up 10 where the old fellow lay.
The child. too. As il conscious of having
been insulted. stopped crying and laid its
little flushed, tea.-stained cheek against
his fathers. There was q silence for
nearly minute. and then the man said:
Stranger I'm a-doin' all can to keep
the child quiet. I'm s-walkin' up aud
down. SOS the cry:n won't disturb you all:
and. stranger. l got two other children
over there in the corner that rm a-neglect-
ing for this one. The reason 1 don't take
this child to its mother Is because she's in
front in the baggage car. a-lyin' asleep IN
her coffin. That's why. stranger"
You never saw anything produce such a
shock As that poor man n'ssimple explanation.
In an instant the old fellow had jumped.
from the upper berth clear TO the fiO"r. un-
mindful Of his gouty foot. NV God man.
he exclaimed, i beg your pardon. take
it all back. ., why didn't y. Il tell me that
before was such heartless old fool" and
the old man seized the baby in his arms,
took il up to his own berth and petted and
cOddled it till the little one fell asleep in
his arms. And the two other children were
also speedily accommodated and were soon
asleep The poor tired father lay down
upon the seat, and took little much-needed
rest. But couldn't help thinking during
all that long ride Of the four children
whose mother was ahead in the baggage
car asleep in her coffin.
Watchman Bill Caldwell, the big bodied,
big hearted officer, has been interviewed a
countless number of times on the circus
business. with which he was identified for
many years. But yesterday. in talking to
him got onto phase of the business
which will be Of interest. He was speak
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